Month: March 2006
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Drinking Alone
I take my wine jug out among the flowers to drink alone, without friends. I raise my cup to entice the moon. That, and my shadow, makes us three. But the moon doesn’t drink, and my shadow silently follows. I will travel with moon and shadow, happy to the end of spring. When I sing,…
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Big Ben and the midnight news
Dear Radio Four, For many years I had just assumed that the bongs on the midnight news were live. Then one day some months ago, I considered the impractical logistics of maintaining a lone dusty microphone in Saint Stephen’s tower and almost convinced myself that therefore the programme must use a tape. But as I…
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Interest in art increases with age?
http://mixingmemory.blogs…ality-meme.html Mixing memory provides a thoughtful summary of what are basically some meaningless numbers culled from getting a bunch of bloggers to take a political compass test and an IPIP personality test. Like him i can’t get too excited about the results that it presents but i won’t let that stop me commenting on just…
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Operation Clone Jesus – pt. 21 & 22
http://en.gnomz.com/97353…esus-pt-22.html 21.. 22.. this jesus character sure is sanctimonious isn’t he? but don’t worry i’m killing him off at Easter
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Operation Clone Jesus – pt 19 & 20
19.. 20.. I accidently overwrote another cartoon that ought to have been number 20.. but it wasn’t very funny so never mind.
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making healthy bacon
http://www.eurekalert.org…m-rcp032106.php Researchers report they have created pigs that produce omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to improve heart function and help reduce the risks for heart disease, representing the first cloned transgenic livestock in the world that can make the beneficial compound. The research could be a boost to both farmers and health-conscious consumers seeking…
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so gay, hurray
“Life is a jest, and all things show it; I thought so once, and now I know it.” – John Gay, Epitaph
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Paavo Who? – Gnomz.com
http://en.gnomz.com/96535-paavo-who.html don’t expect many people will find it funny but i make myself laugh which is good (or is that bad? I guess depends if i also hear voices or talk to myself. i don’t hear voices.)
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Operation Clone Jesus – pt 17
http://en.gnomz.com/96390…esus-pt-17.html Sorry for the delay.. i was struck low with food poisoning, i spent three days writhing in agony and feeling like i was near death and now have another week where i’m not meant to drink alcohol.. which is an even bigger pain 😉 a hint from a higher power perhaps? the thought crossed…